by auduboncnc | Jul 30, 2019 | Nature News, Summer
The sun is out, clover runs wild, and bees of all sizes buzz about as I gaze around my lawn. A sight that may be disagreeable for some is a pleasant one for me. In part from anthropogenic causes and in part from climate change, native and managed bee populations have...
by auduboncnc | Jul 24, 2019 | Nature News, Summer
When I found out I was instructing Survival Camp 2019, I didn’t realize how much we’d be trying to “survive.” I imagined it being like any other day camp. Now, imagine heat waves beyond measure during the hottest part of the day. The heat...
by auduboncnc | Jul 15, 2019 | Press Release, Summer
Jamestown, N.Y. – The next time you are driving on New York State Route 394 from Chautauqua to Lakewood you will see an addition to the scenery: a billboard featuring Liberty, the non-releasable Bald Eagle that lives at Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC). This...
by auduboncnc | Jul 11, 2019 | Press Release, Summer
Jamestown, N.Y. – With more than 75% of the total “votes” cast, “Tank” was the clear-cut winner in Audubon Community Nature Center’s contest to name the 12-foot concrete turtle that lives near the Nature Play Area. Last fall, the 1500 pound, larger-than-life...
by auduboncnc | Jul 9, 2019 | Nature News, Summer
There are many ways to look at a trail, but I have never looked at how to make a trail exactly 3.1 miles before. Last fall, Audubon started looking at ways to create a new course for the Wild 5K that showed off more of the property, avoided parking lots, and was easy...
by auduboncnc | Jul 1, 2019 | Nature News, Summer
I’ve always said that my favorite thing about being a naturalist and an environmental biologist is the fact that there is always more to learn about nature. In my experience every time I answer a question or discover something new about the natural world I am left...
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